Can opener



F. R. DAILY CAN OPENER March 15, 1938.

Filed Jan. 9, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1' 'March15 ,1938. DA L 2,111,022

CAN OPENER Filed Jan. 9, 1957 2; S h eets-Sh e e 2 y. cf

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V CAN OPENER ;Frank;1t.. Daily, Sycamore, Ill.

Application Jannaryfl, 1937, Serial No. 119,864

. 3, Clai ms. (CI. 30-16) I The' presentfinventionf 'relates' to new andmounting said-cap on the can to beopened. The. usefuljimprovementsincan'ppenersand' has for enlargement 3 provides a horizontal shoulderfionejof, itsimportant'objects'to providegjin a'manat an intermediatepoint in the cap I for engage-1 her as h,er' ei i iafter'setforth, adevice of this char-, ment-with the tops of cans 'of the larger size.acter adapted to"forin two *spa'ced' holes Rigidly secured, as bywelding, to the top. I- of or openings in the top of c'an, one forpouring the cap I is a metallic disk or base 8, the periphand'the'oth'er to've'nt the can; cry of which is spaced inwardly from thepe- Another ir nportant obiect of the invention is to riphery of saidcap. The disk 8 includes a raised provid an 'op'ener'of theaforementioned charcentral portionil on which a handle ID of suitacterwhich is adapted for use on different sizes able materiaL'preferablywood, is secured'by an 10 of cans. elongated rivet or the like II. Itwill be ob- Still another very important object of the inserved that thehandle securing element II is vention is to provide. .a can opener ofthe characanchored in the raised central portion 9 of the ter describedcomprising punches of a novel disk 8. v

1:; construction. Rigidly secured'on diametrically opposite sides Otherobjects of theinvention' are to provide a of the cap I, as by welding,are substantially can opener which will comparatively simple in U-shapedpiercing elements which are designated construction, strong, durable,highly efficient and generally by the reference numeral I2. Theelereliable in use, safe,'compact, attractive in apments I2 includecomparatively short inner pearance and which may be manufactured at lowprongs I3 which project downwardly into the cost. small upper portion 2of the cap I through the All of the, foregoing and still further objectstop 1 of said cap. It will be noted that the prongs and advantages ofthe invention will become ap- I3 are spaced inwardly from the walls ofthe parent from a studyof the following specificaupper portion 2 of thecap I. The elements I2 tion, taken in connection with the accompanyingfurther include comparatively long outr prongs 25 drawings wherein likecharacters of reference I I which project downwardly into thecomparadesignate corresponding parts throughout the tively large lowerportion 3 of the cap I through several views, and wherein: the shoulder6. It will also be observed that Figure 1 is an elevatlonal view of acan opener the prongs I4 are spaced inwardly from the walls constructedin accordance with the present of the portion 3 of the cap I. v 30invention. It is thought that the manner of using the de- Figure 2 is atop, plan view thereof. vice will be readily apparent from aconsideration Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view, showing of theforegoing. The cap I is positioned on top the device engaged with alarge can. of the can to be opened with the prongs I3 or- Figure 4 is avertical sectional view, showing I4 restingon the top of said can.Suflicient 35 the device engaged with a comparatively small downwardforce is then exerted to cause the can, the handle being shown in sideelevation. prongs I3 or I4 to penetrate the can,-thus form- Figure 5 isa top plan view of a can after it has ing openings I5 (see Fig. 5) inthe top of said been opened with the device. can adjacent diametricallyopposite sides thereof.

40 Figure 6 is a view in bottom plan of the in- The opener may then beremoved to permit the 40 vention. milk or other 'commodity to be pouredfrom the Figure '7 is a perspective view of a portion of can. Of course,one of the openings I5 functions the cap or guide. as a vent for the canwhile the milk or other Figure 8 is a detail view in perspective of onecommodity is poured from the other of said 5 of the piercing elements.openings I5. If desired, the device may be re- 5 Referring now to thedrawings in detail, it will placed in position on the can with theprongs enbe seen that the embodiment of the invention gaged in thepreviously formedopenings I5 for which has been illustrated comprises acap of covering and closing said can. The cap I funcsuitable metal whichis designated generally by tions as a guide for the piercing elementsI2. the reference numeral I. The cap I includes Comparatively large cansare received in the 50 comparatively small and large upper and lowerlower portion 3 of the cap I and are penetrated portions 2 and 3,respectively, for the reception by the prongs I4 and cans of the smallersize of different sizes of cans, as at 4, as illustrated to are receivedin the upper portion 2 of the cap I advantage in Figs. 3 and 4 of thedrawings. The to be penetrated by the prongs I3. The opencap I is fl dat its bo om. as at 5, to facilitate ings in the cap I which accommodatethe prongs 55 I3 and M of the elements I! are shown in Fig. '7 of thedrawings and are designated by the reference numeral I6.

It is believed that the many advantages of a can opener constructed inaccordance with the present invention will be readily understood andalthough a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated anddescribed, it is to be understood that changes in the details ofconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be.resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A can opener comprising a cap including comparatively small and largeupper and lower portions, respectively, for the reception of cans ofdifferent sizes, said cap further including a substantially flat top, adisk fixed on the top of the cap and spaced inwardly from the peripheryof said cap, said disk comprising a raised central portion, a handlefixed on said raised central portion, and piercing elements fixed on thecap for puncturing the cans, said piercing elements being substantiallyU-shaped and including inner prongs projecting downwardly into thecomparatively small upper portion of the cap through the top thereof andfurther including comparatively long outer prongs projecting downwardlyinto the comparatively large lower portion of the cap through the upperportion thereof..

2. A can opener of the class described comprising a cap includinga-substantially flat top and further including comparatively small andlarge upper and lower portions, respectively, for the reception of cansof different sizes, saidcap still further including a horizontalshoulder between the upper and lower portions thereof, a disk fixed onthe top of the cap and having its periphery spaced inwardly from theperiphery of said cap, said'disk including a raised central portion, aknob mounted on said raised central portion, and substantially U-shapedpiercing ele' ments fixed on the cap outwardly of the disk, said with anopening through which the longer leg of the element extends.

FRANK R. DAILY.

